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steve horseford, a democrat from nevada, and luke mecir, from indiana. you both are fresh persons. >> baptism by fire, right? >> what a crazy way to start. let me start with you. we are already off to the same kind of thing. i hear from a lot of conservatives this president, you know, he never reaches out, he's a dictator, a tie rant. let me throw some facts and you tell me why many awrong. i don't see it that way at all. he has reached out. i remember when he got inaugurated, republicans met -- this is before the tea party before he had done anything and said we're going to block him on everything. i remember mcconnell say it's going to be a one-term presidency. i remember people yelling "you lie" i remember with the stimulus bill, he reached out, $republicans voted against tax cuts. health care bill, republican bill, romney-care. can you tell me, honestly -- >> don't let him get away with all of that. >> you'll havement of time to respond. don't you think the president has done anything right? can the republicans take responsibility for the tone? >> i
steve horseford, a democrat from nevada, and luke mecir, from indiana. you both are fresh persons. >> baptism by fire, right? >> what a crazy way to start. let me start with you. we are already off to the same kind of thing. i hear from a lot of conservatives this president, you know, he never reaches out, he's a dictator, a tie rant. let me throw some facts and you tell me why many awrong. i don't see it that way at all. he has reached out. i remember when he got inaugurated,...
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president obama is in nevada tonight holding a rally at desert pines high school. let's take a moment and listen in. >> i will use the money we are no longer spending on war to do nation building here at home, rebuilding roads and bridges and putting americans back to work and that's part of what makes america strong. that's what we're going to do. so this is the choice we face in the election, and this is what the election comes down to, and i know you must be tired of hearing ads, but you will hear moreover the next six weeks, and over and over again, you will hear my opponents talking about how bigger tax cuts and fewer regulations and that's the way to go, and since government can't do anything, it should do almost nothing. if you can't afford health care, then hope you don't get sick is their theory. if you can't afford college, borrow money from your parents. you know what? that's not who we are. i don't think government can solve all of our problems, but government is not the source of all of our problems, either. there's stuff we can do together. instead of
president obama is in nevada tonight holding a rally at desert pines high school. let's take a moment and listen in. >> i will use the money we are no longer spending on war to do nation building here at home, rebuilding roads and bridges and putting americans back to work and that's part of what makes america strong. that's what we're going to do. so this is the choice we face in the election, and this is what the election comes down to, and i know you must be tired of hearing ads, but...
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these were questioned by the republicans in nevada. >> if president obama didn't want people to think that he was going to weigh the central work requirement and welfare reform, his administration shouldn't have written a memo saying it was going to wave the work requirement in welfare reform. >> keeping them honest, . >> so the administration is incesting they aren't trying to wave the work requirement. they're, in fact, trying to make it resz bureaucratic aless bure. as we said, newt gingrich's definty ad goes beyond it. it makes a surprising admission. i spoke with the former presidential candidate just a short time ago. >>> mr. speaker, this ad says under obama's plan, you wouldn't have to work. they just send you your welfare check. now, according to the fact checks, it's not true. they said, there's no plausible scenario under which this new policy constitutes any kind of serious attack on welfare reform. are they all wrong? >> well, robert rector of the heritage foundation who was the original developer of welfare reform worked with governor reagan and then president reagan. he
these were questioned by the republicans in nevada. >> if president obama didn't want people to think that he was going to weigh the central work requirement and welfare reform, his administration shouldn't have written a memo saying it was going to wave the work requirement in welfare reform. >> keeping them honest, . >> so the administration is incesting they aren't trying to wave the work requirement. they're, in fact, trying to make it resz bureaucratic aless bure. as we...
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nevada. look at that. the highest unemployment rate in the country. 12%. florida, above the national average. and this is important. it's got 29 delegates. wisconsin, up a little. below the national average. why does it matter? paul ryan is from wisconsin. virginia and new hampshire, still very low unemployment rates. and i want to take a look really though at where things are getting better. one of these states is critical, ohio. the unemployment rate there 7.2%. this is where mitt romney has to win. he has to win this to unseat president obama. 18 electoral votes. mitt romney and paul ryan are campaigning there this weekend. iowa, also a very low unemployment rate. 5.3%. president obama is campaigning there next week. it's all about momentum in the market though, right? momentum in the jobs market. so let's look at the trend. six out of the eight swing states have lower jobless rates than the national average of 8.3%. take a look at this. florida and nevada have higher than average unemployment rates and high, high unemployment rates. we're going to be s
nevada. look at that. the highest unemployment rate in the country. 12%. florida, above the national average. and this is important. it's got 29 delegates. wisconsin, up a little. below the national average. why does it matter? paul ryan is from wisconsin. virginia and new hampshire, still very low unemployment rates. and i want to take a look really though at where things are getting better. one of these states is critical, ohio. the unemployment rate there 7.2%. this is where mitt romney has...
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this week, president obama back on the campaign trail until two very important states -- ohio and then nevada. and vice president biden also campaigning, as well, in minnesota and in michigan. a busy campaign week. the last week before the two political conventions. >> paul steinhauser, thank you. >>> now to the world of late night tv but no punchlines this morning. a source tells cnn that nbc has purnl e purged its payroll by laying off 20 to 25 employees of the "tonight show." the comedian is also said to be taking a major pay cut to keep more workers from losing their jobs. apparently the network is trying to reduce production costs. >>> off the coast of cuba this morning, american diana nyad is trying to swim her way to key west, florida, and right to the recordbacks. to do so -- record books. to do so, she will have to make the 103-mile journey without a protective shark cage. earlier she spoke about getting in the water one more time after failing the last three times. >> on the one hand, i'm feeling some pressure. as you mentioned, it's not the first time. we can dig way back to 1978 w
this week, president obama back on the campaign trail until two very important states -- ohio and then nevada. and vice president biden also campaigning, as well, in minnesota and in michigan. a busy campaign week. the last week before the two political conventions. >> paul steinhauser, thank you. >>> now to the world of late night tv but no punchlines this morning. a source tells cnn that nbc has purnl e purged its payroll by laying off 20 to 25 employees of the "tonight...
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miguel marquez, cnn, reno, nevada. >> it all gets going tonight. the first presidential debate of 2012 live right here on cnn. our coverage begins at 7:00 eastern and on cnn.com. that's a few names longer.honet you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. with efficient absorption in one daily dose. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can
miguel marquez, cnn, reno, nevada. >> it all gets going tonight. the first presidential debate of 2012 live right here on cnn. our coverage begins at 7:00 eastern and on cnn.com. that's a few names longer.honet you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the...
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we're going to talk pennsylvania, ohio and nevada. i want to break down the unemployment numbers in these three swing states where the candidates are today. i want to begin with the state paul ryan is campaigning in today. that being pennsylvania. you can see the unemployment rate at 7.9%. president obama won the state back in 2008. another number for you is this. this is how they are polling right now. you can see the president polling ahead of romney, 44% to 38% there. i want to go next to ohio. this is where we just heard the president. the unemployment rate there 7.2%. good news for the president, that's the lowest unemployment level in the state since september of 2008. how are they looking now. president open up 50% to mitt romney's 44%. finally to nevada. this is another state obama won back in 2008. the president will be traveling there tonight to hold an event nevada has, you see the huge number, the highest unemployment rate in the country at 12%. that's why. look at this number, very close. this is why cnn has nevada right
we're going to talk pennsylvania, ohio and nevada. i want to break down the unemployment numbers in these three swing states where the candidates are today. i want to begin with the state paul ryan is campaigning in today. that being pennsylvania. you can see the unemployment rate at 7.9%. president obama won the state back in 2008. another number for you is this. this is how they are polling right now. you can see the president polling ahead of romney, 44% to 38% there. i want to go next to...
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recovery here across nevada is spotty at best. the best number, though, we have heard while here is that the price of houses has gone up by 1% in the last month. it's the first time that number has risen since 2007. miguel marquez, cnn, las vegas. >>> we'll know after tuesday whether nevada's tough economy becomes a factor in the presidential race. victor? >>> just as nail biting as the presidential election, the balance of power of congress is also one to watch this election season, specifically the senate. right now democrats hold the majority in the senate. but they don't hold it by much. 51 seats to 47 seats for republicans. there are two independents who usually with the democrats. this election 33 seats up for grabs and the democrats are fighting to keep most of them. now, this morning, a look at e the, some of the closely contested races that could tip the scale either way. okay, let's go to, first, massachusetts. with a hotly contested race between republican scott brown and his democratic challenger elizabeth warner. the
recovery here across nevada is spotty at best. the best number, though, we have heard while here is that the price of houses has gone up by 1% in the last month. it's the first time that number has risen since 2007. miguel marquez, cnn, las vegas. >>> we'll know after tuesday whether nevada's tough economy becomes a factor in the presidential race. victor? >>> just as nail biting as the presidential election, the balance of power of congress is also one to watch this election...
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or in nevada, you have athird party vote. by this point people know who the candidates are, they've been interest in the election for a long time. you don't have too many people deciding at the last minute. >> i'm exhausted from all these numbers and statistics. how do you relax? >> i don't. after november i'm going to take a trip to japan i think. >> appreciate it. be sure to get some rest after that election. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back. >>> what is getting you really disturbed and ticked off about this political season? >> carl paladino is focusing on speedos. for someone so homophobic, it seems oddly homo erotic. you're wearing speedos. >> yeah, how terrifying is that? [ female announcer ] there's a new way to let go of some of the annoying symptoms menopause brings. introducing one a day menopause formula. the only complete multivitamin with soy isoflavones to help address hot flashes and mild mood changes. new one a day menopause formula. starbucks via flavored instant coffee. [ rain falling ] [ birds chirping
or in nevada, you have athird party vote. by this point people know who the candidates are, they've been interest in the election for a long time. you don't have too many people deciding at the last minute. >> i'm exhausted from all these numbers and statistics. how do you relax? >> i don't. after november i'm going to take a trip to japan i think. >> appreciate it. be sure to get some rest after that election. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back. >>>...
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. >> 30% of my constituents in nevada are uninsured. they're children, they're mothers, they're veterans. all of them deserve a quality of health care. why is this such a burning issue for the republican party? >> i also have folks that have lost their health care. i have folks that are having their hours cut back because of the flawed 30-hour mandate. i have folks that are worried about their rates. >> why not work with those of us who want to make the bill better? >> the president has promised that when the government's open he's now going to negotiate. he's going to have several months here to prove he's willing to work to improve obama care. >> okay. well, both of you stay here. next we're going to ceasefire and see if there's anything you guys can agree on. we also want you to weigh in on today's fire back question at home. do you think president obama will be able to accomplish his agenda going forward? tweet us yes or no using #crossfire. we'll have the results after the break. i was made to work. make my mark with pride. create
. >> 30% of my constituents in nevada are uninsured. they're children, they're mothers, they're veterans. all of them deserve a quality of health care. why is this such a burning issue for the republican party? >> i also have folks that have lost their health care. i have folks that are having their hours cut back because of the flawed 30-hour mandate. i have folks that are worried about their rates. >> why not work with those of us who want to make the bill better? >>...
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these are changes requested by the republican governors in utah and nevada. but what about this claim? >> if president obama didn't want people to think he was going to waive the central work requirement and welfare reform, his administration shouldn't have written a memo saying they were going to waive the welfare reform. >> here's the relevant portion from that memo from the health and human services. i quote. hhs will only consider approving waivers relating to the work participation requirements that make changes intended to lead to more effective means of meeting the work goals. the administration is not trying to waive the work requirement. they are trying to make it less bureaucratic and more effective. precisely what those republican state governors have asked for. newt gingrich defended the ad. but later on in this interview, speaker gingrich also makes a surprising admission. i spoke with the former candidate a short time ago. mr. speaker, this ad said, and i quote, under obama's plan you wouldn't have to work or train for a job. they just send you
these are changes requested by the republican governors in utah and nevada. but what about this claim? >> if president obama didn't want people to think he was going to waive the central work requirement and welfare reform, his administration shouldn't have written a memo saying they were going to waive the welfare reform. >> here's the relevant portion from that memo from the health and human services. i quote. hhs will only consider approving waivers relating to the work...
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it's not just nationally, you look at states like nevada where the white vote is smaller why? because the latino vote is nearly 20% of the vote in the state of nevada. the president gets 21%. you can't win. the white vote smaller, why? latino vote, nearly 20% of the vote in the state of nevada. the president gets 71%. can't win. you can't win. the on other side can't win. in colorado, much more of a white vote. 78%. and latinos, 14%. and the president getting 75%. let me shift walls, one more minute of your time. i want to show you this. nevada used to be a swing state in presidential politics, colorado used to be republican, and florida a swing state in presidential politics, if democrats keep getting 66%, 70% of the latino vote, watch this. the darker the area, the higher the latino population, so in navy, colorado, and new mexico, it's almost game over. in florida, still waiting for the final results. latino vote critical to the president's lead. if you look at the state of texas in the long term, and if the republicans don't solve this, we might be talking about texas as a
it's not just nationally, you look at states like nevada where the white vote is smaller why? because the latino vote is nearly 20% of the vote in the state of nevada. the president gets 21%. you can't win. the white vote smaller, why? latino vote, nearly 20% of the vote in the state of nevada. the president gets 71%. can't win. you can't win. the on other side can't win. in colorado, much more of a white vote. 78%. and latinos, 14%. and the president getting 75%. let me shift walls, one more...
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nevada used to be a swing state. 71% again in the state of nevada. one of the key battlegrounds. let me give you one more example. colorado. once a red state, now a purple state. latino vote, double digits and 75%. 75%. let's look over here. president wins nevada. once a swing state. wins colorado. wins new mexico. this used to be one of the classic swing states in american politics. don't even think about it anymore, right? and he's probably going to win florida. why do i circle those? i'm going to slide this little barrier. the darker the colors, the higher the latino population. nevada, colorado, new mexico, florida, you can find other places as well up into the midwest. the republicans don't solve this problem. this is a crisis for the republican party. >> it certainly is. we're going to talk more about texas in a bit because i see that orange there. what about women? i know this war on women fight, a lot of people wondered whether it would be effective, but when it actually happened -- >> in a word, yes. >> romney did not make up that gap again. >> play the exit polls. natio
nevada used to be a swing state. 71% again in the state of nevada. one of the key battlegrounds. let me give you one more example. colorado. once a red state, now a purple state. latino vote, double digits and 75%. 75%. let's look over here. president wins nevada. once a swing state. wins colorado. wins new mexico. this used to be one of the classic swing states in american politics. don't even think about it anymore, right? and he's probably going to win florida. why do i circle those? i'm...
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or in nevada, you have athird party vote. by this point people know who the candidates are, they've been interest in the election for a long time. you don't have too many people deciding at the last minute. >> i'm exhausted from all these numbers and statistics. how do you relax? >> i don't. after november i'm going to take a trip to japan i think. >> appreciate it. be sure to get some rest after that election. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back. >>> what is getting you really disturbed and ticked off about this political season? >> carl paladino is focusing on speedos. for someone so homophobic, it seems oddly homo erotic. you're wearing speedos. >> yeah, how terrifying is that? - hello! - ha! why don't you try a home cooked meal... with yummy hamburger helper? oh! tada! fantastically tasty, huh? ummm, it's good. what would you guys like? hamburger helper. what?! one pound... one pan... one tasty meal! when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of t
or in nevada, you have athird party vote. by this point people know who the candidates are, they've been interest in the election for a long time. you don't have too many people deciding at the last minute. >> i'm exhausted from all these numbers and statistics. how do you relax? >> i don't. after november i'm going to take a trip to japan i think. >> appreciate it. be sure to get some rest after that election. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back. >>>...
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i will give you nevada as your best of the battleground states. what's your worst? what are you most worried about? >> well, you know, john, somebody was quoted yesterday as saying that's like choosing between our children. >> so choose. >> we are tied or -- i'm not going to do that. we're tied or ahead in every single battleground state. certainly some of them are tighter than others. north carolina is extremely tight. but we're pleased with where we are going into election day. we have advantage on the early vote. we've done significant work with voter registration in that state. we're close in florida. again, significant advantage on early vote. and done a lot of work on voter registration. >> can i run that through the universal political translator and say you're most worried about north carolina and florida? >> those are your words. >> let me bring in david gergen. he's also got a question. >> stephanie, good to see you. tell us what three things we should be looking for tomorrow night as a sense of which way it's going. what are you going to be looking for? >
i will give you nevada as your best of the battleground states. what's your worst? what are you most worried about? >> well, you know, john, somebody was quoted yesterday as saying that's like choosing between our children. >> so choose. >> we are tied or -- i'm not going to do that. we're tied or ahead in every single battleground state. certainly some of them are tighter than others. north carolina is extremely tight. but we're pleased with where we are going into election...
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. >> what is extraordinary to many impartial observers is that you take a state like nevada, it has the highest unemployment rate, 12.1%, and yet barack obama's lead in the polls is actually increasing. that's almost inconceivable, an incumbent president should be stretching ahead in a state where 12.1% of the people have lost their jobs. how can that be happening? that must be a failure by the romney campaign, isn't it? >> yeah. i would have to tell you i think that's almost inconceivable. i think it is amazing, you've had about two solid weeks of the media piling on in every possible way, starting with their overcoverage of the democratic convention which they were oohing and ahhing about at a level that's kind of silly. their deliberate avoidance of how bad obama's acceptance speech was. then you get into the middle eastern problems where there's another wave of piling on. then of course, there's this 47% statement which is i think not accurate and was not a very clever thing to say. romney's had a bad couple weeks. the underlying reality is gasoline is dramatically higher than it wa
. >> what is extraordinary to many impartial observers is that you take a state like nevada, it has the highest unemployment rate, 12.1%, and yet barack obama's lead in the polls is actually increasing. that's almost inconceivable, an incumbent president should be stretching ahead in a state where 12.1% of the people have lost their jobs. how can that be happening? that must be a failure by the romney campaign, isn't it? >> yeah. i would have to tell you i think that's almost...
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you look at states like nevada where the white vote is smaller. the other side can't win when the numbers are like that. 14%. excuse me and the president getting 75%. if the democrats keep getting this the darker the area the higher the latino population. it is almost game over. in florida last night we are still waiting to get the numbers. if you look at the state of texas. if republicans don't solve this problem. we might be talking about texas as a blue state. >> it is amazing looking at the maps. take a look at this. doomed beyond all hope of redemption. dark thoughts. under the headline. we mourn the loss of our country. today i wear black the day america died. from the billionaire who shall go unnamed -- we are not a democra democracy. so we talked last night, is there a sense that republicans are ready to change their approach or are they looking for a way to package the positions that they have already got? >> this is not a matter of changing your positions on a couple of issues. the philosophies that america holds is the reason that peopl
you look at states like nevada where the white vote is smaller. the other side can't win when the numbers are like that. 14%. excuse me and the president getting 75%. if the democrats keep getting this the darker the area the higher the latino population. it is almost game over. in florida last night we are still waiting to get the numbers. if you look at the state of texas. if republicans don't solve this problem. we might be talking about texas as a blue state. >> it is amazing looking...
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if i give him nevada, iowa and wisconsin, 259/206. what does governor romney have to do? he must win the state of florida. tonight the democrats say we think we're still in play. give them truth sear rum, which ones are you likely to lose, they put florida on the list. the obama operation says watch us turn out the vote tomorrow. let's assume it stays with its normal republican dna, we'll keep it there. virginia is a must win for governor romney. we are wired on the ground, we can do it, the key will be the northern virginia suburbs. for the sake of argument, i know democrats are getting mad at me, i'm going to give it to governor romney. if we do that, this could be a decisive state. for the sake of argument, the obama campaign says we have this state. watch what happens tomorrow, especially in evangelical areas. i'm going to this hypothetical to show you how close this would be. it would leave us only ohio and new hampshire. you only get 4 in new hampshire, 18 in ohio. under any scenario, i could switch a few of these in plausible ways. under any scenario, this becomes
if i give him nevada, iowa and wisconsin, 259/206. what does governor romney have to do? he must win the state of florida. tonight the democrats say we think we're still in play. give them truth sear rum, which ones are you likely to lose, they put florida on the list. the obama operation says watch us turn out the vote tomorrow. let's assume it stays with its normal republican dna, we'll keep it there. virginia is a must win for governor romney. we are wired on the ground, we can do it, the...
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want to jump to nevada, another critical battleground state. has six electoral votes this time around. it's actually won more than it had back in 2008. president obama won nevada back then, but republicans have actually carried the state in eight of the last 11 presidential elections. miguel marquez is in vegas, and miguel, the president seems to be holding his lead in a state. you see him leading mitt romney 50%-44% back in mav nevada. spent a lot of there. voting for the president by 76%. are we seeing that same type of support this go round? >> it's not entirely clear, but we are seeing a lot of democratic support in the -- for the president in early voting. that ended on friday here in nevada, so now both these campaigns are up to the few voters. it's a small slice. perhaps as many as 70% or 80% of voters across nevada have voted. latino voters in clark and in washu county up in the northwest part of the state are going to be critical to the president's game plan. in washu it's interesting. that's a republican-leaning county, and the democr
want to jump to nevada, another critical battleground state. has six electoral votes this time around. it's actually won more than it had back in 2008. president obama won nevada back then, but republicans have actually carried the state in eight of the last 11 presidential elections. miguel marquez is in vegas, and miguel, the president seems to be holding his lead in a state. you see him leading mitt romney 50%-44% back in mav nevada. spent a lot of there. voting for the president by 76%. are...
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president is getting a boost from new state unemployment numbers showing it dropping in florida, ohio, nevada, colorado and wisconsin. romney had a joke for the economy at a benefit dinner in new york where he and the president exchanged punchlines. friday's map reads like a calendar. the more candidates and surrogates flooding into battlegrounds, the closer the election. >> the american people are so much better, so much stronger, take so much more responsibility. neither congressman ryan or governor romney give them credit for. >> reporter: newspaper endorsements are also starting to come in after picking president obama four years ago, the "orlando sentinel" chose romney. but "denver post" said the economy has made demonstrable but hardly recognizable progress. a biker convention is in town for the weekend, florida voters are getting revved up. >> i'm undecided. but leaning towards romney, though. >> why is that? >> well, because i'm not crazy about what obama has done in a nutshell. >> i really don't like romney that much. i would have voted for him if he had respect for women. >> reporte
president is getting a boost from new state unemployment numbers showing it dropping in florida, ohio, nevada, colorado and wisconsin. romney had a joke for the economy at a benefit dinner in new york where he and the president exchanged punchlines. friday's map reads like a calendar. the more candidates and surrogates flooding into battlegrounds, the closer the election. >> the american people are so much better, so much stronger, take so much more responsibility. neither congressman...
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we understand nevada politics, but we don't want this in our backyard. >> harry reid has two senators in california with the plants on oceans on vaults saying we have to find a solution. >> did the president put together this commission to come up with alternative ideas? where are they? >> the alternative ideas is just that. he's thinking big picture, not alternative sites. the blue ribbon commission is to come up with better idea of how we get rid of, reprocess, rethink, forward thinking. forward thinking is decades down the line. >> nuclear power has taken a hit recently. everybody loved it for a while, was going to solve the energy crisis. in terms of cost, risk of meltdown, tragedies, disposal, what we're talking about here. it seems like we've gone from not in my backyard to not in anybody's backyard. this may be an impossible problem to overcome. >> it's going to take a strong political backbone to do what is right. we have this waste. there's nothing we can do about it. we have to put it somewhere. >> let me ask you this on the science. is yucca mountain safe according to most
we understand nevada politics, but we don't want this in our backyard. >> harry reid has two senators in california with the plants on oceans on vaults saying we have to find a solution. >> did the president put together this commission to come up with alternative ideas? where are they? >> the alternative ideas is just that. he's thinking big picture, not alternative sites. the blue ribbon commission is to come up with better idea of how we get rid of, reprocess, rethink,...
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as this county goes, so goes nevada! ah! >> in a city that fell harder and faster than just about any place in the country. >> this better be a very close election. >> reporter: the stratosphere, like every place in vegas, suffered among some of the worst in nevada. >> the nevada landmark sunk more than $20 million into upgrades, including a new restaurant, and, oh, and that sky jump thing. most importantly, more than 100 new jobs. >> do you think las vegas is through the worst of it? >> it feels like it. you know, i drive to work every day, and i see stuff going on that i haven't seen for a little while. >> reporter: things like construction and homes being built in a place that once had the nation's highest foreclosure rate. >> how many durn dirns were you doing at the low point, and how many now? >> 250 to 400, and now between 450 and 700 a night. >> oh woushgs. >> big recovery. >> this is an important state. you know, clark county especially. >> comedy icon and clark county voter louie anderson who does four shows a week
as this county goes, so goes nevada! ah! >> in a city that fell harder and faster than just about any place in the country. >> this better be a very close election. >> reporter: the stratosphere, like every place in vegas, suffered among some of the worst in nevada. >> the nevada landmark sunk more than $20 million into upgrades, including a new restaurant, and, oh, and that sky jump thing. most importantly, more than 100 new jobs. >> do you think las vegas is...
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we understand nevada politics, but we don't want this in our backyard. >> harry reid has two senators in california with the plants on oceans on vaults saying we have to find a solution. >> did the president put together this commission to come up with alternative ideas? where are they? >> the alternative ideas is just that. he's thinking big picture, not alternative sites. the blue ribbon commission is to come up with better idea of how we get rid of, reprocess, rethi rethink, forward thinking. forward thinking is decades down the line. >> nuclear power has taken a hit recently. everybody loved it for a while, was going to solve the energy crisis. in terms of cost, risk of meltdown, tragedies, disposal, what we're talking about phere. it seems like we've gone from not in my backyard to not in anybody's backyard. this may be an impossible problem to overcome. >> it's going to take a strong political backbone to do what is right. we have this waste. there's nothing we can do about it. we have to put it somewhere. >> let me ask you this on the science. is yucca mountain safe according t
we understand nevada politics, but we don't want this in our backyard. >> harry reid has two senators in california with the plants on oceans on vaults saying we have to find a solution. >> did the president put together this commission to come up with alternative ideas? where are they? >> the alternative ideas is just that. he's thinking big picture, not alternative sites. the blue ribbon commission is to come up with better idea of how we get rid of, reprocess, rethi...
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everybody on the left focuses on, you know, nevada and delaware as if that was the be all and the end all. >> right. >> and the signature of the 2010 election. i mean there is 63 new members of the house sitting in the chamber tomorrow night. and a significant number of them were backed an severe thunderstormed and are tea party candidates. >> michael, you may very well be right and i am one who has applauded the tea party because it's grassroots politics even though i vehemently disagree of what it stands for. but that's what we want to see in the campaign. i would say this. as a cautionary note from your perspective, don't you worry that the metaphor will be 1964 where goldwater -- >> no, no. >> the voice of the far right, or on the other side mcgovern in '72. >> eliot, what they're talking about is sound policy. they're talking about no more sending. >> right. >> no more debt and deficit, lower taxes, growing the economy through small businesses and entrepreneurs and not government programs. >> okay. let's talk about this. all of those are things that sound good. but i want -- you
everybody on the left focuses on, you know, nevada and delaware as if that was the be all and the end all. >> right. >> and the signature of the 2010 election. i mean there is 63 new members of the house sitting in the chamber tomorrow night. and a significant number of them were backed an severe thunderstormed and are tea party candidates. >> michael, you may very well be right and i am one who has applauded the tea party because it's grassroots politics even though i...
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to influence the people here at the consumer electronics show to spend as much money as they can in nevada. for the rest of you, come out here and leave your money here as well. >> i hope pete brings me home a gadget. that's all for us tonight. "parker spitzer" starts right now. >> good evening, i'm kathleen parker. >> and i'm eliot spitzer. we have two big interviews tonight. we talk exclusively with alec baldwin. >> plus, the man largely behind the tea party's success that brought republicans back into power, dick armey. >> first, we begin with a breaking medical story. a dramatic development that impacts millions of parents. the study that spread fear among parents reported to show a link between autism and vaccinations is now being called a deliberate fraud. the report from the well-respected british medical journal states unequivocally that, quote, clear evidence of falsification of data should now close the door on this damaging vaccine square. >> joining us, cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. welcome, sanjay. please explain what this means. >> it's a big deal. this wa
to influence the people here at the consumer electronics show to spend as much money as they can in nevada. for the rest of you, come out here and leave your money here as well. >> i hope pete brings me home a gadget. that's all for us tonight. "parker spitzer" starts right now. >> good evening, i'm kathleen parker. >> and i'm eliot spitzer. we have two big interviews tonight. we talk exclusively with alec baldwin. >> plus, the man largely behind the tea...
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as the number of protesters increased in the spring, people came from other states, illinois, nevada, washington, d.c. >> have you had them turn up at your houses? >> sure. there were thousands of people in front of my home. >> anyone making proper threats? >> no those cases, most of the threats were without names or numbers attached. you did have at the end in the height of the debate someone who made a threat about put -- they found that person and as you might expect, the individual was mentally unstable. >> is what you've been through indicative of public discourse in america? is that a great shame to you? has it become too verse ral? too personal? >> yes. i think it has. i think it is one of the things i prided myself. i didn't personalize my differences. someone who was may opponent one day on a party line issue, a week later on some other issue might be my ally because i didn't personalize it. you don't see it with some of these protesters. i think that is not indicative, at least in wisconsin, that you can still be passionate, have a disagreement and move. on for years we've b
as the number of protesters increased in the spring, people came from other states, illinois, nevada, washington, d.c. >> have you had them turn up at your houses? >> sure. there were thousands of people in front of my home. >> anyone making proper threats? >> no those cases, most of the threats were without names or numbers attached. you did have at the end in the height of the debate someone who made a threat about put -- they found that person and as you might expect,...
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. >> this week president obama heads back out on the campaign trail flying to nevada a state hit hard by the mortgage crisis and will visit the state of ohio where he leads in the polls. both of the states can decide who wins the white house. and then the president heads to new york city, a fundraiser to raise much needed campaign cash. >> in florida after campaigning separately for a week mitt romney and paul ryan reunite and team up for a big rally in new hampshire. later in the week both men hold a lot of fundraisers in the crucial last week leading up to the republican national convention in tampa. >> i'm poppy harlow in new york. wall street will be watching for key corporate earnings. he will hear from dell, lowes and barnes and noble. we will get the minutes from the federal reserve's latest meeting to shed light on economic conditions across the country. also ahead the latest new and existing home sales report looking for signs of continued recovery. on friday we wrap up the week with the latest durable goods numbers. we will keep an eye on it for you on cnn money. >> here is
. >> this week president obama heads back out on the campaign trail flying to nevada a state hit hard by the mortgage crisis and will visit the state of ohio where he leads in the polls. both of the states can decide who wins the white house. and then the president heads to new york city, a fundraiser to raise much needed campaign cash. >> in florida after campaigning separately for a week mitt romney and paul ryan reunite and team up for a big rally in new hampshire. later in the...
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soledad o'brien has followed both parties for a year in nevada. >> the presidential candidates come out here to win the west. >> in october 2011 the republican presidential candidates rolled into town with their money and their message. >> herman cain let me start with you. would you build an entire fence aalong the entire border and have it be electrified? >> i would build a double-walled fence. >> there's tough talk on immigration. >> you have enough border patrol officers to see the magnets and turn off the magnets like tuition breaks or other breaks that draw peel into the country illegal. >> we have conva question in th audience. >> this is a republican voter anxious to ask the question on the minds of many latino voters. >> we have 50 million latinos and not all are illegal. what is the message from you guys to our latino community? >> is it a tough thing to be republican and latino here? >> yes, it is. >> how so? >> i have to all the time defend the party. sort of like that's not all of us. our community is not only about immigration. they also want jobs. they want a better educa
soledad o'brien has followed both parties for a year in nevada. >> the presidential candidates come out here to win the west. >> in october 2011 the republican presidential candidates rolled into town with their money and their message. >> herman cain let me start with you. would you build an entire fence aalong the entire border and have it be electrified? >> i would build a double-walled fence. >> there's tough talk on immigration. >> you have enough border...
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nevada, a big battleground state. north carolina sort of bleak on that front, colorado. so if you look at the map this way, some states the president can make the case things are better. in others, it's a tougher sell. >> we've seen the trouble romney has had in some states, like ohio, to highlight how bad things are going, and in some states republicans are saying how well things are going. how does the romney campaign deal with that? >> it is a problem with the romney campaign. some of the republican governors like john kasich touting their state economies at the republican convention a short while ago. romney says it's because of the republican governors that the states are doing well, and the numbers romney campaign keeps going back, they keep coming back to 40 months of unemployment over 8%. 23 million people out of work or struggling to find employment. they say those are the numbers that matter. just the other day, anderson, the fed decided to pass another round of quantitative easing and the romney campaign pointed to that and said this is because the obama econo
nevada, a big battleground state. north carolina sort of bleak on that front, colorado. so if you look at the map this way, some states the president can make the case things are better. in others, it's a tougher sell. >> we've seen the trouble romney has had in some states, like ohio, to highlight how bad things are going, and in some states republicans are saying how well things are going. how does the romney campaign deal with that? >> it is a problem with the romney campaign....
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this week, president obama heads back out on the campaign trail flying west of nevada, a state that has been hit hard by the mortgage crisis. he'll also visit the state of ohio, a key battleground state where he currently leads in the poll. both of these states could decide who wins the white house. then the president heads to new york city, a fundraiser to raise much-needed campaign cash. >> i'm paul steinhauser on the campaign trail in florida. after campaigning separately for a week, mitt romney and paul ryan reunite. they team up tomorrow for a big rally in new hampshire, a crucial battleground state. later in the week, both men held a lot of fundraisers in this crucial last week leading up to the republican national convention in tampa. >>> we have a packed week ahead full of economic news. first off, though, wall street will be watching for key corporate earnings. we'll hear from dell, hewlett-packard, lowes, and barnes and noble. we'll get the final minute, shedding light on where we stand. also ahead, the new and existing home sales reports. any signs of continued recovery in th
this week, president obama heads back out on the campaign trail flying west of nevada, a state that has been hit hard by the mortgage crisis. he'll also visit the state of ohio, a key battleground state where he currently leads in the poll. both of these states could decide who wins the white house. then the president heads to new york city, a fundraiser to raise much-needed campaign cash. >> i'm paul steinhauser on the campaign trail in florida. after campaigning separately for a week,...
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the latino vote is critical to nevada. when you got a dead heat race that either candidate could win, you're going to spend a lot of time and a lot of hours on the road and because you have to go from nevada to new hampshire to florida, got a lot of ground to cover. >> the president acknowledging how important the latino vote is. this is something the president told the des moines register, apparently kind of off the record, the quote now coming from an interview, a transcript of which the white house released just this morning, saying this is off the record, i will just be very blunt, should i win a second term, a big reason i will win a second term is because the republican nominee and the republican party have so alienated the fastest growing demographic group in the country, the latino community. so that acknowledgement there. he says it is off the record, it was his intent, it seems as though to be on the record as making it very notable that the latino vote is pivotal. >> this was an odd one, fred. the president call
the latino vote is critical to nevada. when you got a dead heat race that either candidate could win, you're going to spend a lot of time and a lot of hours on the road and because you have to go from nevada to new hampshire to florida, got a lot of ground to cover. >> the president acknowledging how important the latino vote is. this is something the president told the des moines register, apparently kind of off the record, the quote now coming from an interview, a transcript of which...
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doesn't but look beyond new hampshire on a republican side you're going down to south carolina and nevada and south on super tuesday and if you look a mike huckabee and mitt romney contest -- and i know there are a lot of names out there. i'd absolutely put my money on mike huckabee. >> huckabee is one of the few conservatives who defined himself as an economic populist. he took on some of the corporate interests in his state and he was for, in some cases, raising the minimum wage. that's a type of argument we're not as accustomed to in a grassroots republican field. but he is going to, i would suspect, make an gum in that race that he actually is someone who has been sticking up for the little guy, trying to make that argument to the tea party. >> good record as governor. i feel like i should reach out and hold hands as i ask this final question. state of the union, should democrats and republicans sit together, for god's sake. you know usually republicans are one side and democrats are on the other and great show of standing and not standing. great drama. theater. 72% of americans think
doesn't but look beyond new hampshire on a republican side you're going down to south carolina and nevada and south on super tuesday and if you look a mike huckabee and mitt romney contest -- and i know there are a lot of names out there. i'd absolutely put my money on mike huckabee. >> huckabee is one of the few conservatives who defined himself as an economic populist. he took on some of the corporate interests in his state and he was for, in some cases, raising the minimum wage. that's...
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. >> before we run out of time, let's talk about nevada. it allows voters to vote for none of the above. 8,000 people chose that in the 1998 senate race and harry reid held on by less than 500 votes. they are trying to get this removed. why are they worried. why would this hurt romney more than obama? >> i don't think it hurts romney more than obama. if you look at the primary season, president obama had challenger who is way overperformed and they were they were getting democratic voters who had a vote of no confidence in the primary states. arkansas and west virginia were places where the president had trouble against a former prisoner and against someone not widely known in the state. it was a matter of democrats voting no confidence for the president. i don't think that will spell trouble for romney. i do think it shouldn't be on the ballot. it's not one of the people running for president of the united states. >> a quick response from you. >> it could hurt romney a great deal. from what i read, this has been on the ballot since 1976 or
. >> before we run out of time, let's talk about nevada. it allows voters to vote for none of the above. 8,000 people chose that in the 1998 senate race and harry reid held on by less than 500 votes. they are trying to get this removed. why are they worried. why would this hurt romney more than obama? >> i don't think it hurts romney more than obama. if you look at the primary season, president obama had challenger who is way overperformed and they were they were getting democratic...
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here is nevada with its six electoral votes. he took nevada. he took colorado. paul ryan spent a lot of time in colorado really hoping that the republicans have been hoping to get that and they didn't. there's iowa. wisconsin. ohio with its 18. new hampshire. then florida. we are still waiting for. that's how the president got to 303. he needed 270. even though we have not called florida yet, mitt romney can't get over the top. >> right now the president is leading in the vote count in florida by miami-dade county as they suspended counting overnight. they will start counting in a few hours ago. the president is ahead there and could pick that up, too. >> these two states he lost. those are reliably republican territory until last time when the president turned them. he lost them this time but had all the swing states, 303 electoral votes. >> the president won north carolina by 14,000 votes four years ago. this time it was still pretty close. it was interest that a lot of people thought north carolina would be a blowout for mitt romney. it was not. they didn't c
here is nevada with its six electoral votes. he took nevada. he took colorado. paul ryan spent a lot of time in colorado really hoping that the republicans have been hoping to get that and they didn't. there's iowa. wisconsin. ohio with its 18. new hampshire. then florida. we are still waiting for. that's how the president got to 303. he needed 270. even though we have not called florida yet, mitt romney can't get over the top. >> right now the president is leading in the vote count in...
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all of this a day before president obama is set to lay out his plan on immigration proposal in nevada. here to talk about it is gloria borger, and cornell belcher, and political contributor and republican consultant margaret hoover. gloria, let me start with you. what is so different this time around for the republicans? simply the reality of november's election? >> yeah, they are worried about their own survival as a political party. one way to survive as a party is to broaden your base and not remain hostage to a single part of it. and i think that has been the problem for the republican party when you talk about john mccain. when john mccain was challenged from the right in 2010, when he was running for re-election to the senate, he became much more conservative on immigration policy. now i think he's sort of unshackled and he's back to the position he was in in 2005 and 2007. i mean, you know, i spent a lot of time with him on that straight talk express when he was running for the presidency in 2007. and i remember him telling me that he was stunned at the vitriolic reaction withi
all of this a day before president obama is set to lay out his plan on immigration proposal in nevada. here to talk about it is gloria borger, and cornell belcher, and political contributor and republican consultant margaret hoover. gloria, let me start with you. what is so different this time around for the republicans? simply the reality of november's election? >> yeah, they are worried about their own survival as a political party. one way to survive as a party is to broaden your base...
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like nevada, like colorado, like florida. so i think they should be very worried when it comes to these battleground states, and even in ohio, where you have 166,000 registered latino voters going out to the polls, and an election this tight, they could absolutely be the deciding factor. i think it's going to be the october surprise of this election. >> i thought we already had one of those. >> early november. >> let me ask you, because we were asking our viewers before the break, if you could run the campaign in the last three days, what would you do if you have the reins of the campaign. if you were in charge of the romney campaign, anna, what would you do at this point? >> i think exactly what they are doing. they're having big rallies. showing a great deal of republican unity. they're showing a great deal of momentum. they've got over a hundred of the top republican surrogates out there fanning around the country, going to the swing states. so you've got to get your base out at this point. pretty mu there are very few und
like nevada, like colorado, like florida. so i think they should be very worried when it comes to these battleground states, and even in ohio, where you have 166,000 registered latino voters going out to the polls, and an election this tight, they could absolutely be the deciding factor. i think it's going to be the october surprise of this election. >> i thought we already had one of those. >> early november. >> let me ask you, because we were asking our viewers before the...
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he is off the campaign trail, today, tomorrow, off to nevada. but basically he is spending a lot of this week, we believe, behind closed doors getting ready. meanwhile, both are trying to lower the bar for the candidates. even the candidates themselves are doingñr it. take a listen to mitt romney, recently on the campaign trail. >> i mean, he is president of the united states, a very good speaker. >> now, he is a very good speaker, i am sure in the debates, as last time with senator john mccain he will be very eloquent. >> reporter: and it is not only mitt romney playing that game, so is the obama campaign. >> what history tells us, the challenger wins the first debate just due to the fact they are standing on the stage with the president. so they come into it as the underdog,ing so we're coming into it very realistic that mitt romney will win, if he plays his cards right. >> stephanie cutter making those comments on piers morgan. now what is the idea? pretty simple, lower the bar, so if your candidate does better it is considered a big victory
he is off the campaign trail, today, tomorrow, off to nevada. but basically he is spending a lot of this week, we believe, behind closed doors getting ready. meanwhile, both are trying to lower the bar for the candidates. even the candidates themselves are doingñr it. take a listen to mitt romney, recently on the campaign trail. >> i mean, he is president of the united states, a very good speaker. >> now, he is a very good speaker, i am sure in the debates, as last time with...
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but obama campaign increasingly thinks the latino vote in nevada would do it. that would put the president over the top there. if he didn't get nevada for some reason, the president's options would be colorado, virginia, new hampshire or florida. the president with an easier path. what about governor romney. let's leave this one blue. can governor romney get there if ohio is going blue. can romney get all the way to 270 when the president's already at 275. well, he would have to win florida, he would have to win virginia. then you're at 255, 254. he would have to win colorado. that would put him in play at 263. then from there, how does governor romney get over the top? he would if he won wisconsin, paul ryan's home state. 10 electoral votes right there. logic being if the president's winning ohio, these are two very similar states. so wisconsin would be one model and let's just say for the sake of argument that one did stay blue, that puts the president right there. governor romney would have to get there by winning in nevada, not enough, and new hampshire. so
but obama campaign increasingly thinks the latino vote in nevada would do it. that would put the president over the top there. if he didn't get nevada for some reason, the president's options would be colorado, virginia, new hampshire or florida. the president with an easier path. what about governor romney. let's leave this one blue. can governor romney get there if ohio is going blue. can romney get all the way to 270 when the president's already at 275. well, he would have to win florida, he...